Japanese Tanto Knife

Characteristics include a hard, reliable battle edge, which will hold its edge and stay sharp for longer than any other steel used for blade-smithing. Furthermore, the blade encapsulates good resilience and elasticity, as one would expect from any combat functional blade.

Further promoting perfection, is the very difficult process of clay tempering the blade. This process precisely facilitates hardening of the blade’s edge, while leaving the blade’s core and spine softer and thus resilient. Definitely a marker of advanced Japanese blade making technology and visibly identifiable on this knife’s blade. 

The lacquered hardwood scabbard, along with the solid brass, battle functional knife fittings, complement this Samurai Tanto very nicely. And the hardwood, wrapped with real stingray-skin & quality polyester cord form a traditional Tanto knife aesthetic and very effective Japanese Samurai handle grip. 

This fixed blade Tanto dagger is a practical and reverent piece of combat art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and makes a formidable close quarters fighting knife. 

Key Features:

• T10 steel Tanto blade knife – very high carbon steel with a hard, reliable battle edge, along with good resilience.
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon. 
• Quality knife fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile fixed blade Tanto knife – equally effective cutting, slashing and thrusting weapon.
• High ornamental & dagger display value – decorative knife with intricate fittings, a modest color scheme and a lacquered, natural wood scabbard. 

Tanto Knife Specifications:

• Note: Stand in photos is for demonstration purposes only and NOT included.
• Overall Tanto length: 55cm.
• Tanto blade length: 33cm.
• Width of blade: 3.2cm.
• Thickness of blade: 0.6cm.
• Blade material: T10 high carbon steel.
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible wave Hamon line.
• Hardness: Core & spine – 30 HRC; edge 60 HRC.
• Blade surface finish: Mirror blade plating. 
• Handle (Tsuka) length: 16cm.
• Handle (Tsuka) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality polyester cord Ito (handle wrap).
• Tanto sheath (Saya) material: Lacquered hardwood + quality Sageo (scabbard wrap).
• Knife fittings material: Brass. 
• Mekugio: 1x bamboo pin.
• Tang: Full tang Tanto knife.
• Weight: 0.74kg (including sheath weight).
• Included: Sword bag. 
• Item: Best Tanto knives.